Juris Umbraško
| Rīgas Zeļļi | |
|---|---|
| Position | BC Rakvere Tarvas |
| 2021–2023 | BK Liepāja (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Rīgas Zeļļi |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Juris Umbraško (born 29 July 1978 in
Jekabpils, Latvia) is a Latvian professional basketball
coach and former player.
He is the current head coach of Latvian-Estonian Basketball League
team Rīgas Zeļļi.
Club career
Umbraško started his senior club career with Latvijas Basketbola līga team ASK Broceni LMT and moved to European basketball powerhouse CSKA Moscow.
In 2002 he came back home to represent BK Ventspils and won the Latvian Championship titles in 2002 and 2003.
After unexpectedly good years abroad and in Latvia, he struggled to keep consistency in his game. He then played in Ukraine for almost 4 years, representing different teams, but achieving few success.
In 2008 he returned to Latvia, but only to play episodic role in
Latvian League
triumph.
At the beginning of 2011-2012 season, the Latvian joined Estonian team
BC Rakvere Tarvas with fellow Latvians Kaspars Cipruss and Rinalds Sirsniņš, the team which has been represented by many decent Latvian players: Igors Melniks, Edmunds Valeiko, Ivars Timermanis and Raimonds Vaikulis
.
International career
Juris Umbraško has been a frequent member of the
Latvian senior team
.
Honours
- Latvijas Basketbola līga: 2002, 2003, 2011
- EuroCup Challenge:
- Runner-up: 2005-06
- FIBA SuproLeague:
- 3rd place: 2002-03
- Russian Basketball Super League:
- Final Four: 2000-01
- BBL Cup: 2012
- BBL Challenge Cup:
- Runner-up: 2011-12
- Estonian Basketball Cup: 2012